Fredericksburg Hotspur

Soccer club
Full nameFredericksburg Hotspur
Nickname(s)Hotspurs
Founded2010
Dissolved2014
GroundUMW Battleground Stadium
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Capacity1000
OwnerMatt Galligan
Head CoachJason Kilby
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20116th, South Atlantic
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

Fredericksburg Hotspur is an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The team played its home games at the UMW Battleground Stadium on the campus of the University of Mary Washington.[1] The team's colors were red, black and white.

The team was part of the larger Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association, which was a fixture in the Central Virginia soccer scene for more than 30 years, and which began its involvement with USL in 2010 with 10 teams participating in the USL Super Y-League and USL Super-20 League.

History

Fredericksburg Hotspur was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on September 16, 2010.[2] The team played its first game on May 7, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Virginia Beach Piranhas.[3]

In 2014, the team merged with and was rebranded as Fredericksburg FC.[4]

Players

Current roster

2012 Roster[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Colin Newcity[6]
1 GK United States USA Ryan Taylor[7]
5 DF England ENG Nik Rich
2 DF Switzerland SUI Karel Manrau[8]
23 DF United States USA Grant Silvester[9]
4 DF England ENG Dale Robins-Bailey[10]
25 DF Senegal SEN Assane Keita[11]
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Dennis Castillo[12]
24 DF United States USA Lemuel Lyons
26 DF United States USA Patrick Bain[13]
18 MF United States USA Nate Shiffman[14]
7 MF United States USA Ryan Sappington[15]
22 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Travis Mulraine[16]
19 MF United States USA Don Smart
9 MF United States USA Gene Daniels
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Jamaica JAM Romena Bowie[17]
17 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Evans Wise[18]
14 MF United States USA Matt Truslow
10 MF Mexico MEX Mario Herrera Meraz[19]
16 MF United States USA Dylan Bowman[20]
13 MF United States USA Jacob Keller
11 MF United States USA Josh West[21]
9 FW United States USA KC Onyeador[22]
21 FW United States USA Ryan Zinkhan[23]
15 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Tishan Hanley[24]
12 MF United States USA Kyle Emerick
— MF United States USA Chris Dunn[25]
— DF United States USA Jacob Weiss
— FW United States USA Demar Stephenson

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coach

  • United States Jason Kilby (2012–present)

Assistant coaches

Stadium

References

  1. ^ FASA To Call UMW Stadium Home
  2. ^ Hotspur, Impact Unveiled
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ "FASA renamed Fredericksburg FC as club begins rebranding campaign". www.vivaloudoun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17.
  6. ^ "Colin Newcity Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  7. ^ "Ryan Taylor - Men's Soccer".
  8. ^ "Karel Manrau Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  9. ^ http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=205243876 [dead link]
  10. ^ "Dale Robins-Bailey Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  11. ^ "Assane Keita - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  12. ^ "Dennis Castillo - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  13. ^ http://maroons.roanoke.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=8703 [dead link]
  14. ^ "Nate Shiffman - VCU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  15. ^ "Player Bio: Ryan Sappington - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  16. ^ Travis Mulraine
  17. ^ http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/bowie%20romena%20kthb
  18. ^ Evans Wise
  19. ^ "Mario Herrera Meraz - VCU". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  20. ^ "Dylan Bowman - Men's Soccer".
  21. ^ "Josh West - 2014 - Men's Soccer".
  22. ^ http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/onyeador_kc00.html [dead link]
  23. ^ "Ryan Zinkhan Biography - University of Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site - VirginiaSports.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  24. ^ Tishan Hanley
  25. ^ "Chris Dunn - 2015 - Men's Soccer".

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